Michigan in the News

In the Chronicle of Higher Education, Jessica Litman, John F. Nickoll Professor of Law and professor of information, discussed how U.S. copyright laws affect the availability of digitized "orphan works," particularly photographs.

Joel Bregman, professor of astronomy, and Alyson Ford, research fellow in astronomy, were quoted in the Hindustan Times on their study that showed elliptical galaxies are still in the process of forming new stars.

The Associated Press quoted Gerald Meyers, lecturer IV of organizational behavior and human resource management, on the announcement that automaker Fiat will purchase the U.S. government's stake in Chrysler.

Members of the U-M Symphony Band join the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (YOLA). The band wrapped up its three-week trip to China over the weekend with events in L.A. — the visit with the YOLA musicians and a “welcome home” performance presented by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Click on the photo to read more about the YOLA experience in a blog post by Mark Clague, associate professor of musicology. (Photo by Mark Clague)

U-M revises trespass warning policyA revised Department of Public Safety policy on trespass warnings includes a number of changes that will more clearly spell out the scope and the reason for the warnings. The policy also makes it clear that faculty, students and staff may be issued trespass warnings only in extenuating circumstances.

Video parody delivers a musical lesson about filling cavitiesA music video created by several students at the School of Dentistry has been generating a lot of buzz among students, faculty, and staff since it was posted on YouTube this spring. "Composite," a dancing dental parody about a material used to fill cavities, is set to the melody from Taio Cruz’s "Dynamite."

The Michigan Difference

One pebble at a time
When U-M graduate student Joseph Perosky went to Ghana for the first time in 2008, he wanted to help reverse the high numbers of women who die from complications of pregnancy or childbirth. Since then, he's returned to the country repeatedly, working toward that goal. He’s become wiser, more patient and more determined to change a situation made formidable because it has developed over a long period of time. Perosky compares his work to "building a mountain one pebble at a time.”